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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Cubs vs. Pirates: Series Thead (Games 13-16)

The Cubs (6-6) welcome the Pirates (5-7) to Wrigley for the first time this season. Seiya Suzuki comes into the series having reached base safely in all 12 of his MLB games so far and leading the majors in OBP and walk percentage and third in slugging. See below for the daily matchups.


Game 13, Thursday, April 21, 6:40 pm central

CHC: RHP Mark Leiter Jr (0-1, 18.90 ERA)

PIT: RHP Bryse Wilson (0-0, 5.40 ERA)

Leiter had a respectable spring camp but a rough go in his first regular season start. He went 3.1 innings in Colorado absorbing seven earned runs on four walks and five hits. The forecast calls for temperatures in the high fifties and wind from left to right, which I would considerable favorable hitting conditions for Wrigley at this time of year, but it should be preferable to his last appearance at altitude. Either this start or the next may be Leiter's last chance for a while to work out of the rotation if Alec Mills continues to build up his arm on schedule.

Wilson appeared twice against the Cubs in early 2021, before Atlanta traded him to Pittsburgh. He went a total eight innings and allowed six earned runs while striking out only two batters across those two starts. He sits low-to-mid-90s with his fastball and relies on command of the strike zone along with a plus change that he's using a bit more in the early going of 2022.


Game 14, Friday, April 22, 1:20 pm central

CHC: LHP Drew Smyly (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

PIT: LHP Jose Quintana (0-1, 3.86 ERA)

Smyly has been an admirable fill-in with Mills and Miley both out in the early going. He last struck out four Rockies while blanking the opposition for 4.2 innings.

Quintana surrendered a loss to the Cubs in his first outing of the season despite allowing only one earned run over five innings. In his second appearance, he went four innings and allowed three walks and five hits to the Nationals. He has five strikeouts to five walks so far this season and has thrown his fastball well under 50% of the time in the early going.


Game 15, Saturday, April 23, 1:20 pm central

CHC: RHP Kyle Hendricks (0-1, 6.08 ERA)

PIT: RHP Zach Thompson (0-1, 9.00 ERA)

The Pirates worked Hendricks for six earned runs on four walks and seven hits back on April 13. He rebounded a bit against Tampa but was unable to get out of the fifth. His first pitche strike percentage is way down to start this season--and the Pirates showed a good deal of patience in the last encounter.

Zach Thompson, who stands 6' 7", made his MLB debut last year and had a 3.24 ERA in 75 innings pitched to show for it. He's made one solid start against the Cubs and one wild start against the Brewers thus far in 2022. Command held him back as a prospect, but he did keep the walks under control last season.


Game 16, Sunday, April 24, 1:20 pm central

CHC: LHP Justin Steele (1-1, 4.50 ERA)

PIT: RHP JT Brubaker (0-2, 7.30 ERA)

Steele's last start against the Rays fell apart rather quickly, with him allowing four earned runs in only 2.2 innings pitched, looking a bit wild and pretty hittable in that frame. Hopefully he can shake it off and get back to being a surprisingly decent two-pitch starter.

Brubaker was plagued by the long ball in 2021, his first full season in the majors. So far in 2022, he's allowing too many walks as well as too much hard contact. This will be his first appearance against the Cubs this year.

Comments

the triple bryan reynolds hit last night for PIT was the slowest exit velocity triple (49.4mph) in the history of the statcast era (2015).

victim of the shift...and no one covering 3rd...

"I saw the third baseman out. Then I saw two guys at second. At third there was nobody," Reynolds said. "I knew they weren’t gonna catch me. Said screw it."

clint fraizer to the 10d IL because his appendix is inferior and weak.

rivas up.

a.mills has a rehab start in AAA saturday.  it's expected to be a quick rehab, maybe 1-and-done.

day off monday.

k.thompson could slot in on m.leiter's start with adequate rest.  just saying...

he's pitched in 3-4 innings + 40-50 range pitch counts all 4 of his outings.  he should be good for 70+ pitches transitioning out of the pen.

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In reply to by crunch

“He has a starter profile, for sure,” Ross said. “I think right now, it's an extremely valuable piece that we don't want to lose in the bullpen. I value that. Right now, do I think he can start in the Major Leagues? Sure. Do I think his value for our setup right now is where he's at? Yes.”

a'ite then.

i guess ross needs a guy like this when he doesn't like his starters to throw more than 70-90 pitches for some reason.

Poor Newman, no soup for him today. The 6th run was on a major league bad hop. 
 

Alfonso glory days!

PIT should just forfeit saturday's game and try again on sunday.

even by terrible PIT standards this is a dumpster fire.

hendricks pulled after 7ip and 76 pitches.

he hasn't pitched into the 8th inning since may 2021.

newcomb debut.

most runs scored by the cubs since 1995 @COL.

21-0 going into the 9th.  only 1 homer.

they scored 26 @COL in 95.

nico hoerner 2 games ago - .225/.244/.400

nico hoerner after today's game - .327/.340/.489

7 for 9 the past couple games, all singles, no walks.

Cubs 15 for 25 with RISP.  Might be one of the more remarkable baseball stats I've ever read.

Recent comments

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...

  • crunch (view)

    wow.  what a blown call.  go cubs, i guess.

  • crunch (view)

    neris is good for 70-ish appearances and having him throw 89-91mph fastballs was something i was not looking forward to for 70-ish games.

    his splitter today was ranging 82-83mph...also a bit faster than spring performances.

  • Eric S (view)

    Holy shit this umpire sucks


    However, all is forgiven when his suckiness works in favor of the Cubs. 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Neris must have been sand-baging spring training. He's a veteran, so he knew what he was doing. Had me fooled to be honest. Glad I was wrong.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    Looks like he might the cliche veteran pitcher in spring not really ramping it up and just “forking on stuff” in spring. If he gets to 94 on the regular he’ll do just fine. 

  • crunch (view)

    topped out a 94mph, threw 4 of those.  feeling a lot better about neris.

  • crunch (view)

    neris has thrown 2 pitches at 93mph out of his first 5 pitches.  that's a positive turn.